September 2011

Keep the Meeting Going

She learned that staying sober is sometimes about returning to basics and keeping it simple

After seemingly sailing through the past few months of sobriety, with the obsession to drink having been lifted, at around 11 months, I found myself suddenly hit with the desire to drink. It seemed to pop up out of nowhere and in rapid succession. I struggled for weeks and was holding on by a thin thread at times. I couldn't pin-point what was causing it and perhaps I never will. The "why" isn't even important.

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